Home / Wisconsin / Clark

EF2 tornado in Clark County, Wisconsin

Tornado August 23, 2011 · Clark County, Wisconsin

EF2

Rating

7.6 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

Death

Injuries

$1.4M

Damage as recorded

$91K

Crop damage

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two people were directly injured and there was an indirect loss of life from an EF2 tornado that tracked across the east central sections of Clark County near Chili. The death occurred when an oxygen machine stopped working due to a power outage caused by the tornado. The tornado was on the ground for just over 7 miles and destroyed four homes, damaged at least 19 others, destroyed four barns and 15 outbuildings with numerous other farm buildings damaged. One farmer lost several specialty birds including 12 peacocks and 16 guinea hens. Around 1500 residents across Clark County were without power after the storms moved through. Damages from the tornado are estimated to be around $1.5 million.

The wider storm

Two people were directly injured and an indirect death occurred from an EF2 tornado near Chili (Clark County) during the late afternoon of August 23rd. The death occurred when an oxygen machine stopped working due to a power outage caused by the tornado. The tornado destroyed four homes, damaged close to 20 others and destroyed numerous farm buildings. Damages from the tornado are estimated to be around $1.5 million.

Began near Spokeville (44.6875, -90.4707).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 335363. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.